He may well go down in X Factor history as the act who reduced Simon Cowell to tears β but hopeful Josh Daniel almost opted for a different song altogether at his audition.
Speaking to the Mirror Joshβs friend Kerrianne Covell β who reached the judgesβ houses stage of the ITV series in 2014 β revealed that heβd actually had his eye on another track, but chose to sing Labrinthβs Jealous after performing it for her and friend Liv Quantrill.
βJosh was going to sing Kiss Me Quick by Nathan Sykes,β Kerrianne recalled.
βWe were in the dance studio and Liv said βI donβt think thatβs the song. What are your other song choices?β
Kerrianne Covell appeared on the 2014 series of the show, making it as far as judges houses (Picture: Syco/Thames/Corbis)
βI think Jealous was like his fourth choice. He didnβt want to sound too much like
However, the pair managed to change his mind after being blown away by a performance which saw him kneeling on the floor to sing.
